IT Business Manager - Vice President

SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group headquartered in Tokyo with a 400-year history. The Group offers a diverse range of financial services including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance and has more than 130 offices worldwide with 80,000 employees in nearly 40 countries.

IT Business Manager - Vice President at SMBC Group

The anticipated salary range for this role is between and . The specific salary offered will be based on individual qualifications, experiences, and a market analysis at the time of hire. The role may be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award. In addition to cash compensation, SMBC offers a competitive benefits portfolio.

The VP, IT Business Manager reports to the Director of IT Business Management and is responsible for creating executive content, populating committee decks, sending CIO-wide communications, coordinating with multiple groups in IT, HR, Audit, Risk, etc., and maintaining updated calendars reflecting key events.

• Prepare management presentations with strong technological background and high-quality visuals for senior management.
• Leverage relationships to develop subject matter expertise and facilitate delivery of business management responsibilities.
• Prepare CIO-wide communications from the CIO mailbox (e.g., Volunteer Challenge, All‑hands, org announcements).
• Work collaboratively with counterparts in other regions or business verticals to share best practices and identify emerging themes.
• Coordinate representation in tech for Corporate Citizenship, follow up with leads, and report regularly on status.
• Create materials for all‑hands meetings and manage logistics and screen sharing of materials.
• Manage newsletter strategy and review from CIO groups.
• Update, design, and maintain SharePoint site.
• Manage technology goals and track achievements against year‑end goals.
• Review inventory of End‑User Computing (EUC) under IT Business Management and procure sign‑off.
• Support consultant onboarding, business continuity, and other corporate‑wide initiatives.
• Lead and execute resilience efforts.
• Verify and review changes to the status of IT employees in the Mandatory Time Away (MTA) annual verification.

• BA/BS in Finance, Mathematics, Business Administration, Computer Science, or similar field.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in IT business management or business planning, with at least 7‑10 years of total experience.
• Advanced PowerPoint skills with timely and elegant design of deliverables.
• Ability to work under changing priorities.
• Ability to influence people outside the immediate span of control, negotiate and resolve conflicts, and work with business users, IT partners, and vendors.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Preferred but not required licenses/certifications – PMP.
• Business fluency in English.
• Software systems: MS PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Visio.

SMBC’s employees participate in a Hybrid workforce model that provides employees with the opportunity to work from home and from an SMBC office. SMBC requires that employees live within a reasonable commuting distance of their office location. Prospective candidates will learn more about their specific hybrid work schedule during the interview process. Hybrid work may not be permitted for certain roles, including, for example, certain FINRA‑registered roles that require in‑office attendance for the entire workweek.

SMBC provides reasonable accommodations during candidacy for applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please let us know at

• Not Applicable

• Full‑time

• Information Technology

• Banking, Financial Services, IT Services and IT Consulting